Archives

The Resourceful Sailor’s DIY Winch Maintenance

Thank you to Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing the latest installment of The Resourceful Sailor, The Resourceful Sailor’s DIY Winch Maintenance, on August 10, 2026. I would also like to thank the Port Townsend Sailing Association, the owners of Mustang Sally, her steward, Piper Dunlap, and Steve Scharf, the owner of Corvo. Mustang Sally and Corvo are both Thunderbird sailboats and race in the Port Townsend one-design fleet. They do… Read More

Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, PTSA, Racing Boats, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Video Tags: Corvo, DIY, Flicka 20, Harken, Latitude 38, Lectronic Latitude, Lewmar, maintenance, Mustang Sally, port townsend, Port Townsend Sailing Association, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, T-Bird, Thunderbird, Winch

DIY – Lowering a Small Sailboat Mast – Video

Here are a couple videos about lowering masts on small sailboats for the DIY folks. First, a keel-stepped mast using a gin pole. Courtesy of the Port Townsend Sailing Association. Video: Steve Scharf Second, a deck-stepped mast using the boom. There was also a write-up on this in ‘Lectronic Latitude – Lowering the Mast on a Small Boat with The Resourceful Sailor.

Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Marlinspike, PTSA, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Video Tags: Boat Haven, boom, DIY, Dock, Flicka 20, Gin pole, Lower Mast, Mustang Sally, port townsend, PTSA, sailing, Sampaguita, T-Bird, Thunderbird